On Day of the Girl, Afghans Call for Reopening of Schools for Females - TOLO News

Thursday, October 12, 2023

News Type: USIP in the News

At the same time, the United States Institute of Peace and international institutions have expressed concern about the situation of girls in Afghanistan and called for girls' rights to be honored in the country. Girls above sixth grade are not allowed to go to school and universities are also closed to them. Hadya, a sixteen-year-old 10th grader, said that...

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As the Taliban Curbs Women’s Rights, Advocates Demand Action - U.S. News

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

News Type: USIP in the News

In December – as many around the globe were preparing for the holidays – Sama, a former attorney, remained hunkered down in her house in Kabul, Afghanistan, trying to comprehend how her world had changed. The Taliban had just released a series of edicts robbing Afghan women of more of their hard-won freedoms...

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Afghan women show solidarity with Iranian protesters, face harsh Taliban crackdown - Fox News

Monday, December 5, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

Iranian women have taken to the streets to protest the country’s repressive laws against women, and women in neighboring Afghanistan are taking notice. Widespread protests erupted across cities in Iran after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16 while she was detained by the morality police for violating Iran’s strict laws requiring women to cover their hair in public. What began as initial outrage over Amini’s tragic death...

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A targeted attack - CTV National News

Monday, May 10, 2021

News Type: USIP in the News

The death toll in the latest atrocity in Afghanistan is now at least 85. That's 85 schoolgirls murdered. Some as young as 13. These are just four of the innocent children killed simply for going to school. With U.S. and NATO troops about to withdraw completely from the country, the timing may be...

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